Gauss type photographic objective containing two outer collective and two inner dispersive members



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2 TWO 0 BERS LANGE July 16, 1957 I G GAUSS TYPE PHOTOGRAPHIC OB TIVE CONTAINING COLLECTIVE lTgO I R D ISPERSIVE MEM July 29, 1955 United StatesPatent O GAUSS PHOTOGRAPHIC OBJECTIVE CON- TAINING TWO OUTER COLLECTIVE AND TWO INNER DISPERSIVE MEMBERS Giinther Lange, Konigsbronn, Germany, assignor to Carl Zeiss of Heidenheim a. d. Brenz, Wurttemberg, Germany collective and at least two are dispersive, the latter including the diaphragm between them and in which the two surfaces having the strongest collective power and bordering on air are arranged on opposite sides of the diaphragm and turn their concave surfaces towards it. Objectives of this kind are called Gauss objectives. The invention can also be applied to objectives with more than four members in which, however, the basic construction of these so-called Gauss objectives is adhered to, i. e. that at least one collective and one dispersive member each is arranged on either side of the diaphragm, the dispersive memberon each side being arranged towards the diaphragm.

The investigations forming the basis of this invention have shown that in objectives with relative apertures greater than 1:45 and with an angular field larger than 114 a good compromise can be obtained between the aberrations determining the image quality, if the following conditions are simultaneously fulfilled:

wherein the symbols used have the following meaning:

f=the focal length of the objective r,,=the radius of the concave surface standing immediately in front of the diaphragm r =the radius of the concave surface standing immediately behind the diaphragm D =the apical distance between the two surfaces showing the strongest collective power r =the arithmetical mean of the absolute values of the radii of these two surfaces showing the strongest collective power D =the apical distance between the two dispersive concave surfaces next to the diaphragm r =the arithmetical mean of the absolute values of th radii of these two dispersive concave surfaces next to the diaphragm.

2 d =the apical distance between the surface with the strongest collective power in front of the diaphragm and the dispersive concave surface standing immediate- I ly in front of the diaphragm (in the embodiments therefore d =the thickness of the second member).

d =the apical distance between the concave dispersive surface standing immediately behind the diaphragm and the surface with the strongest collective power bebind the diaphragm (in the embodiment therefore d =the thickness of the third member).

With a view-to correction of the coma it is an advantage in the objectives according to the invention to select the curvatures of the'external surfaces of the entire objective in such a way that the following conditions are additionally satisfied:

wherein these further symbols have the following meaning:

r =the radius of the first surface r =the radius of the last surface of the objective.

If the objectives according to the invention are to contain four members only, it is advisable with aview to good chromatic correction to combine the dispersive member following the diaphragm from two lenses of opposed refractive powers cemented to each other, wherein the negative lens consists of a glass of higher dispersion than the positive lens cemented to it.

In the interest of a good field flattening effect the negative lens of the cemented member following the diaphragm is arranged nearest the diaphragm, according to a further point of this invention, and is made from a glass of higher refractive index than the positive lens cemented to it.

For the same purpose it is further proposed to give negative refractive power to the surface which immediatelyprecedes the surface having the strongest collective power jectives according to the present invention are shown,

with numerical values for these embodiments given in the attached tables. The embodiments Ito IV correspond to Fig. 1, the embodiment V to Fig. 2.

In these figures and embodiments the symbols designate The values refer to a focal length f=l. The embodiments I and H have an aperture ratio 1:2.8, while the embodiments HI, IV and V show an aperture ratio 1:3.5.

Embodiment I V V Embodiment V [Focal 1ntercepte'=0.7361. Angular field =t=28.l [Focal intercept s=0.7162. Angular field 5532".)

Thicknesses Lenses iig M v I Lenses Radii gri ri t l fi ml 11 tions n +0. 347219 l a.=0.07573 1. 62041 00.3 Ll d =0 11008 1 62041 60 3 ll=0.00132 2 z=0 00282 r =+0.3O9462 T =+0 247966 1 Ln dz=0. 06236 1.75520 27.5 L" a d =0 03528 75520 27 5 n=+0.215955 r =+O188642 2 z2=0.24492 l 0 27096 I r5=-0.22s743 T5= 0 230748 a 69089 "P901324 Lm 2 66465 a3=0.01s94 1. 72825 28.3 iv d4=0.09492 1.69067 54.9 I" 4 =0 10641 1 69067 55 2 r7= 032o794 l 0 00132 0,29 49$ 4 L 2'83857 0 0 00620 1 75520 5 I 13:0. 00282 'r 5: Lv a5=o.0"05s 1.72825 2&3

n -0. c3854!) r,=-0. 812863 I Embodiment ll [Focal intercept 8'==0.7381. Angular field flea] lam:

v l. A photographm ob ective containing at least four Thiclmesses members, of which at least two are collective and two are Lenses fijjf dispersive, in which the latter in lude the dia hragm 5 within them and turn their concave surfaces towards 1f fwd-(1340573 and in which the two surfaces having the strongest col- Ll n=+0 855458 lective power and bordering on air are arranged on op- 9 l1=0. 00070 posite sides of the diaphragm and turn'their concave sides I, is 41:0, @6211 Z 1 74000 2&2 towards it anil characlterizled in that the following condi- 1 0 219576 22:0. 25278 tlo s are slmu taneous y fu filled. r 6 +2 51745 d.=0.01a59 1.71736 20.5 'f 'f 0 303531 d4=o.09513 1. 69067 54.9 I r 11:0.00070 1 0 r D 2 0 r n=--3.21519 d 0 06218 1 74000 28.2 0.3-f D 0.55-f =-0.551546 0.20-f r 0.40-f

r 1.40-r D 2.80-r, Embodiment III 1 v 0 o.; 1 0.; [Focal intercept a'=0.7342. Angular field =l=32.1 40 0 20. 0 40.f

Rad-u Thegnesses 0.15 'f r O.3O f 88 an epara- 1H 9 0 m .1... M gg n m L a 0 10479 1 62041 60 3 0'10.f dn+dm 0l25'f I 1 o c I n=+0.857784 00283 and m which the symbols used have the following mean- Ln "=+0'3o0014 17 0 05098 1 76182 26 5 mg: I i

"""""""" n=+0.215461 f=the focal length of the objective 23224 1 r =the radius of the dispersive concave surface standing m n=+1 94816 01643 I 1-71736 immediately in front of the diaphragm 1 y d =0.09063 1. 60057 55.2 r =the radius of the dispersive concave surface standing r1=-(;.:( v [Fatwa imgediately; gehind till: diaphratllgm f I h f LY a dFQ 06231 1.75520 27.5 D e aplca lstance etweent e two sur aces s owing n==0. 525852 the strongest collective power v I r =the arithmetical mean of the absolute values of the Embodiment IV radii of these two surfaces showing the strongest collec- [Focal intercept 8'=0.7520- Angular field =l=28.] tive power a D =the apical distance between the two dispersive con- Lenses m fig gg fi m v cave surfaces next to the diaphragm v 0118 r =the arlthmetlcal mean of the absolute values of the radii of these two dispersive concave surfaces next to r 0.316198 1 l d.=0.00440 1. 62041 60.3 the p f g I rl=+0. 796017 I 0 00075 d =the apical distance between the surface wlth the strongest collective power in front of the diaphragm 1': +0. 310113 141 n=+o 214856 (#106012 7400 2 and the dispersive concave surface standing immediately l2=0.21416 in front of the diaphragm (in the embodiments there- '13: 01127 5520 215 fore d =the thickness of the second member). Ll "ml-4122574 dro 07327 174400 44 7 d =the apical distance between the concave dispersive "'"T". r1=-0.305685 surface immediately behind the diaphragm and the surw face with the strongest collective power standing behind Lv 0 dl=0.04884 1-75520 27.5 the diaphragm (in the embodiment therefore d =thc n I v 75 thickness of the third member). I

2. A photographic objective according to claim 1, characterized in that the following conditions are additionally satisfied:

wherein these further symbols have the following meanmg:

r =the radius of the first surface r =the radius of the last surface of the objective.

3. A photographic objective according to claim 1 consisting of four members, characterized in that the dispersive member following the diaphragm is combined from two lenses of opposed refractive powers cemented to each other, wherein the negative lens consists of a glass of higher dispersion than the positive lens cemented to it.

4. A photographic objective according to claim 1 characterized in that the negative lens in the cemented member following the diaphragm is arranged nearest the diaphragm and consists of a glass of higher refractive index than the positive lens cemented to it.

5. A photographic objective according to claim 1 characterized in that the surface which immediately precedes the surface having the strongest collective power on the object side, has negative refractive power, and that its radius lies between the limits of 0.50-f and 1.50- f.

6. A photographic objective according to claim 1 characterized in that the v-values of the glass of the last lens is smaller than 35.

7. A photographic objective according to claim 1 characterized in that the individual refractive powers of the surfaces (An/r) differ by a maximum of i0.5/f and the lens thicknesses (d) and the air spaces (l) differ by a maximum of 10.054 from the values that can be taken from the following numerical example:

wherein L; L are the lenses n n are the radii d d; are the lens thicknesses l; 1 are the air spaces n are the indices of refraction v are the Abbe numbers and f is the focal length of the objective.

8. A photographic objective according to claim 1 characterized in that the individual refractive powers of the 6 lens thicknesses (d) and the air spaces (l) differ by a maximum of 20.054 from the values that can be taken from the following numerical example:

Thlcknesses Lenses Radll and Sepam o An/r rations n=+0.340573-f +1.82l665/f Ll; d1=0-07611 1. 62041 60. 3

ra=+0.855458-f 0.725237/f +0 312m; =o'ooo7o +2 seams 1 ri= LII d:=0.06211 1. 74000 28. 2 i

- n=+0.2164=36-f 3.419024/f Zr =0.25278 r5= 0.2l9576-f --3.267023/f L111. dt=0.01359 1. 71736 29. 5

Tu=+2.6l745-f 0.010602/f Lrv d4=0.09513 '1. 69067 54. 9

n= 0.30353l-f +2.27545l/f l; =0.00070 =3.21519-f ,0.230157/f Lv lil=0.06218 1. 74000 28. 2

wherein L L are the lenses r1 19 are the radii d1 d are the lens thicknesses l1 l; are the air spaces m are the indices of refraction v are the Abbe numbers and f is the focal length of the objective.

9. A photographic objective according to claim 1 characterized in that the individual refractive powers of the surfaces (An/r) differ by a maximum of 205/ and the lens thicknesses (d) and the air spaces (1) differ by a maximum of :0.05- f from the values that can be taken from the following numerical example:

1'; n; are the radii d d are the lens thicknesses Z; l are the air spaces m are the indices of refraction v are the Abbe numbers and v f is the focal length of the objective.

10. A photographic objective according to claim 1 characterized in that the individual refractive powers of the surfaces (An/r) differ by a maximum of :05/ f and the lens thicknesses (d) and the air spaces (1) differ by a maximum of :0.05 -f from the values that can be taken surfaces (An/r) differ by a maximum of :0.5/f and the from the following numerical example:

'Thicknesses Thicknesses lenses Rsdil and Sense "4 v An/r lenses Radtl and Sepam An/r rations rations 59- L1 n +0 31619 d1=0.06440 1.62041 60.3 +1 962093 L1 H3330 f d1=0.11008 1. 02041 60.3 +1 862763 n=+0.796017-] -0.77e392// r =+0.740267-f 0.838089/f =+0 3101134 =0'00075 +2 386188]! r ==+0 2479664 ll =o'00282 +3 045578]!- Ln d,=0.0e012 1.74000 28.2 Lu dz=0.03528 1.75520 27.5

n=+0.214s5ef 3.444167/f n=+0.188642-f v -4.00a350 z: =0.21410 It =0.27o9o =O.217975-f 3.464617/f r =0.230748-f 3.156040/f Lin.-. a==0.01127 1. 75520 27.5 Lm...-. !=0-01694 1.72825 28.3

n=+4.22574-f -0.002550 rs=2-66465-f +0.014103 1 LIV r 305685.! d|=0.07327 1.74400 4&7 +2 433878 LIV 290496! d|=0.10641 1. 69067 55.2 +2 377554 7 l1=0.0o075 ZF'U-00282 =2.02840-f -o.a72313// n= 0.000000/1 Lv Iil=0-04B84 1.75520 27.5 Lv d|=0.07056 1. 728 25 28.3

r =-0.502228-f +1.503699/f =0.8l2863-f +0.895907/f wherein L L are the lenses wherein L L are the lenses n n, are the radii r rs are the radii d1 d are the lens thicknesses d1 d are the lens thicknesses l l are the air spaces. 1 l; are the air spaces 11.; are the indices of refraction m; are the indices of refraction 0 are the Abbe numbers and v are the Abbe numbers and f is the focal length of the objective. I f is the focal length of the objective.

References Cited in the file of this patent 11. A photographic objective according to claim 1 UNITED STATES PATENTS characterized in that the individual refractive powers of 583,336 Rudolph May 25, 1897 the surfaces (An/r) differ by a maximum of :(LS/f and 759,537 Martin y 10, 1904 the lens thicknesses (d) and the air spaces (1) difi r by a 2,171,640 Berek Sept. 5, 1939 maximum of ;0.05-f from the values that a b t k ,4 ,762 Grey Sept. 3, 1946 from the following numerical example: 2,499,254 Wynne Tronnier Mar. 2, 1954 

